Hohenwestedt

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Hohenwestedt Wappen.pnglat_deg = 54 |lat_min = 5
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 40
Lageplan = Hohenwestedt in RD.pngBundesland = Schleswig-Holstein
Kreis = Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Höhe = 38
Fläche = 18.18
Einwohner = 4937
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 24594
Vorwahl = 04871
Kfz = RD
Gemeindeschlüssel = 01 0 58 077
NUTS = DEF0B
LOCODE = DE HHW
Straße = Am Markt 15
Website = [http://www.hohenwestedt.de/ www.hohenwestedt.de]
Bürgermeister = Stefan Landt

Hohenwestedt is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approx. 23 km south of Rendsburg, 25 km west of Neumünster and 40 km southwest of Kiel.

It has a population of about 5,000 and a size of 18.18 squarekilometer. Since January 2007 it forms the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("municipal federation") Mittelholstein, together with the "Amt" Hohenwestedt-Land, "Amt" Aukrug and "Amt" Hanerau-Hademarschen. Mayor is Stefan Landt of the CDU.

The 400 companies of Hohenwestedt offer 2,500 jobs and make it the economical center of the surrounding communes, whose children also use the three schools.

The town's landmark is the Peter-Pauls Church, the biggest church in town.

Hohenwestedt's twin towns are Müncheberg, Germany, and Billund, Denmark.